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Cms 100: Introduction To Information Systems Question Paper

Cms 100: Introduction To Information Systems

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
FIRST YEAR STAGE 1 EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CMS 100: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SUNDAY CLASS)
DATE: DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ONE and Any other TWO Questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Explain any three benefits and disadvantages of using off shelf software (6 Marks)
b) Computers are very important in organizations. What are some of the challenges that
computer use brings to the organization (4 Marks)
c) In the developing information systems the systems development life cycle approach is adopted.
Outline the stages of the systems development life cycle. (12 Marks)
d) Explain any two advantages and disadvantages of Computer Output on
Microfilm (5 Marks)
e) Explain three advantages of Manual Information Systems over Computer
Based Information Systems (3 Marks)
QUESTION TWO.
a) What is a magnetic tape? (2 Mark)
b) How different is magnetic tape from primary memory? (3 Marks)
c) With the help of an example, explain the special application software. (3 Marks)
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d) Compare a third generation programming language with a fourth generation language?
(4 Marks)
e) What is file access? (2 Marks)
ii) Briefly explain the three file access methods (6 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) What are the advantages of MICR technique over OCR technique? (3 Marks)
b) In computer systems what is a CPU? What are its components (6 Marks)
c) 8EF.11 16 + ABE78 16 give answer in Octal show your working ( 8 Marks)
d) What the characteristics of third generation operating systems ( 3 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) What is a database? (2 Marks)
b) What are the disadvantages of database use in computer based information systems
(4 Marks)
c) Computer storage is measured in bytes. How many bits are in Diskette with a capacity of 1.44
MB (2 Marks)
d) Computer 123 10 MINUS 10010 2 and give the answer in octal. ( 4 Marks)
e) Define computer information systems security and ( 3 Marks)
f) Outline any five measures that an organization can take to protect itself form
stated security threats (5 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) What factors does one consider before buying computer hardware but not
computer software? (3 Marks)
b) What are the characteristics of decision support systems (4 Marks)
c) Computers can be classified as analog or digital. What does mean? (4 Marks)
d) Outline the characteristics of embedded computer systems (2 Marks)
e) Distinguish between online systems and real time systems ( 4 Marks)
f) What are Computer peripherals? Give two examples. (3 Marks)

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